For your own enjoyment check this out with the DVD Commentary. RDJ really does stay in character. Alpha Cinos mom thought he was Don Cheadle when she visited the set😂
@@kHanSolo69I can say with confidence that Jen is one of the very smartest reactors. Gets almost every reference, has great editing, great backdrop, doesn’t talk over jokes too often, shows her personality.
Eddie Murphy ruled the 80's and he never drank or used drugs. But like most comedians he got a bit generic over decades imo. See his brother Charlie on Chappelle Show? True classic sketches
Can't believe this didn't occur to me until just now, but the comedy premise of this movie is the same basic idea as in Galaxy Quest - a bunch of actors thrown into a scenario where they have to be the characters they play, but in a real-life setting... aaand hilarity ensues, along with a whole lot of commentary about Hollywood and celebrities to boot. No wonder I love both films so much. A bit late to the party, I'm sure everyone else already made this connection. Awesome reaction as usual Jen!
Disagree. While there is a slight similarity, Galaxy Quest is basically Three Amigos in space. In both Galaxy Quest and Three Amigos, the actors were recruited by people who (primarily due to cultural differences) thought the characters from their TV show/movies were real and needed help defeating an external antagonist. They then embodied their characters to resolve the dilemma in which they were placed. In Tropic Thunder, the actors were not recruited on the basis of a cultural misunderstanding and the only people who were confused about reality were some of the actors. In addition, in Tropic Thunder the actors needed to embody their characters in order to resolve their own dilemma rather than to help the people who recruited them.
Tom Cruise was fantastic as Les Grossman. When Ben Stiller approached him about the role, he agreed to it but on two conditions. He said, “I want fat hands and I want to dance.”
@Dillpicks95 One odd request from Tom Cruise that turned out brilliantly , i actually know someone who looks like LES GROSSMAN he doesn't dance [thank God ] and isn't as funny Tropic Thunder is criminally funny !! 😄
I would watch a sequel with his character alone. Tom Cruise might be a shitty person in real life (like so many others in Hollywood) but this character was great
Jenn, congrats on spotting Tom Cruise when he first appeared. The first time I watched this movie, I was STUNNED at the credits. I've watched so many reactors do this movie, and also be shocked at the end. Your brain is just wired different. It's adorable. Keep doing you. Any plans for more colabs with Tara?
Jen, for this one your laughing and giggling went off the charts. Not that I'm complaining; you know that I love seeing you laugh and you're contagious with your laughter. You delivered great commentary even though this movie kept you in stitches for its whole duration. The funny trailers got you started laughing and the movie *never* let up! You did more than crush this reaction video - you blasted it with C4!!!
Never understood this... I mean its Tom Cruises voice clear as day, and his face is pretty much unchanged apart from the beard and the bald cap... how anyone cant immediately recognize him is a mystery.
@@NZBigfoot Because we saw the movie in 2008 when people didn't spend 99% of their time on internet and when you couldn't just type a movie on search bar and watch it immediately. Being familiar with stars was quite different then compared to now.
There's a joke that didn't get to happen: So we know that Brandon Jackson's character was 'Alpa Cino'. But did you realize that Bill Hader's hat in his first scene was 'Scent of a Woman', a movie that starred Al Pacino? But wait, there's more... At the end Robert Downey Jr.'s character is announcing the Best Actor winner. Tug Speedman wins, and John Voight(?) grimaces in disappointment. Here's the "lost" joke - It wasn't supposed to be John Voight. It was supposed to be Al Pacino making that cameo. How do we know that? Well, in addition to the 'Alpa Cino' character and the Al Pacino movie 'Scent of a Woman' reference setting up that expectation, there's this fact: Robert Downey himself was once nominated as Best Actor, for 'Chaplin', in 1993, but he lost- To Al Pacino. In 'Scent of a Woman'.
My favorite part of this movie is it really shouldn't have worked... Ben Stiller was basically at the height of his game and he put it all together, but *everyone else* was kind of at a low point or stuck in character roles. Even Tom Cruise was in the awkward phase where everyone thought he was going off the deep end. Stiller pulled off the most meta movie about moviemaking and in the process just *created* his own A-list cast, which makes it even more meta.
It's a moment that made me laugh until I cried when I first saw it in the theater. The theater was empty, had it all to myself on my day off during a Monday matinee.
I once went to some Italian place with a few friends, and we all opted for tiramisu afterwards. Well, it was a little too much tiramisu for them, but I still had room, the stuff doesn't keep, and waste not, want not, so... The rest of our evening involved them trying to talk me down off a not inconsequential tiramisu high. Don't try that at home, kids. 😅
I was DYING the whole video! This has quickly shot to the top of the best Jen reactions ever! And not just Jen reactions, but this had to be the best Tropic Thunder reactions I've seen!
@DavinMartinson Fair point. I basically am referring to the famous Defoe death scene being parodied and Oliver Stone making the cast do a rigorous military training session before filming. I don't think either movie was too much fun to film for those involved either way. Cheers.
That's what I heard. Apparently Ben Stiller auditioned for a role in Platoon, but didn't get the job. The actors had to go through a simulated bootcamp, and they were really out in the jungle, marching for hours. So in scenes where they are tired, they really were tired and sleep deprived. But at the end of the day they went back to their fancy hotel. Stiller was friends with some of the guys in the movie, and when they came back they were all going on about the amazing experience, and how it was just like being in a real war etc. And Ben thought "oh please, you're actors in a movie." And that is where the idea came from.
This movie holds an extremely special place in my heart. My mom ended up remarrying a black man after my parents divorced. Early on in my getting to know him the two of us went to see this in theaters. The two of us sitting in awkward silence at RDJ in blackface before finally just collapsing into laughter at how absolutely hilarious the whole setup is is a formative moment in my relationship with him. Absolutely brilliant on the part of Ben Stiller. It should be the defining film of his career, because as writer, director, and actor, he absolutely fucking nailed it.
I have never seen you gigle , laugh , guffaw and wheeze as much as in this reaction ! This has got to be one of your best reactions ever ! You had me smiling so much my face hurts . But one thing I will never do is deny you a detonator . You are a blast !
The Ben Stiller "hero shot" at the beginning (where he spreads his arms in crucified form while being riddled with bullets from behind) is a callback to Platoon -- another classic Vietnam movie.
Rumor has it that RDJ stayed in character, even in the bathroom. Even better considering that the source of the rumor is the man himself, via the dvd commentary.
Another awesome reaction Jen. Did you know RDJ was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor because he played a dude, playin’ a dude, disguised as another dude. 😂😂😂😂
And it took Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight to win the best supporting actor over him in this. If the Dark Knight had come out a different year I think he would have won it for sure
Jen -- for the love that is all that is good and holy - you NEED to see "The Great Escape". One of my favourite movies of all time - and it is a true story.
Remember Blu-rays? I still buy Blu-rays. I like the own my physical media. Nothing worse than modern censorship due to modern audience crap or having the stuff removed from the streaming service. And there’s also Ben issues already where stuff that you purchased digitally gets removed so you don’t own your digital content.
If you want to watch more Ben Stiller I highly recommend Mystery Men. It is a superhero spoof and also with a great cast. Kind of a cult classic, too, and also funny as hell.
@@MrDanteMason It's a spoof on superheroes in general, not particularly on superhero movies. All those goofy names and silly powers are definitely spoofing on a lot of minor characters that Marvel and DC had in their illustrous past and that audition scene could be right out of a Justice League comic book. And sorry if "spoof" is maybe the wrong word, if ever I never learned that it got any bad connotations to it (not a native speaker). If so then I apologize since I am actually a huge superhero fan myself, reading and collecting comic books as well as watching the movies and shows.
"I feel I got slapped in the face by that movie" - one of the best descriptions for this movie I've ever heard :) I must admit first time watching this I didn't realise it was Tom Cruise till that end credit dance sequence...
Bro, Eddie Murphy did that in like 7 different movies... And I'm talking about the fat suits. Him playing multiple characters is every single Eddie Murphy movie.
The Nutty Professor, Norbit, Meet Dave... during the 2000s you couldn't escape the "Eddie Murphy plays multiple characters" movies. Norbit is even believed to have cost him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Dreamgirls. The fact that all those movies were completely forgotten is a testament to how bad they were. Now Eddie Murphy is just reprising the same roles that made him famous/rich (Coming 2 America, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Shrek 5). Arguably just as cynical but much less obnoxious.
Hell yeah Jen! You picked a damn good movie to watch and react to. Tropic Thunder is one of my all time favorite comedy films along with The Hangover, Step Brothers, 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, and quite a few others mostly from the 80s and 90’s like Dumb And Dumber, Ghostbusters, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Planes Trains And Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and so much more. I’d recommend that you watch the last one i mentioned prior to Thanksgiving. It’s such a great holiday movie and a true classic in my opinion.
Robert Downey Jr was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the movie, but Heath Ledger's family accepted the award. Downey Jr won 15 years later for OPPENHEIMER.
"remember blu rays?" yea most movies that hit theaters still come out on blu ray lol. but now they're mostly for enthusiasts because the quality is a bit better than streaming if you have a high end TV.
Fun fact: when they’re talking about a top secret mission in “south eastern Vietnam” they actually used to say that during the war when they had to speak on missions that had actually taken place in Laos or Cambodia (such as when they had to give Medal of Honor citations which the president himself gives personally thus they have to mention something to the media) because we weren’t supposed to be there or anywhere around there except for Vietnam itself but all the arms and stuff essentially feeding the Vietcong were flowing into Vietnam through those countries so we did a bunch of bombing and missions with MACVSOG which was a very weird and absolutely insane and insanely top secret unit comprised of essentially the best of the best of the best special operations guys across the US military and if you want to hear some insane stories I’d watch the black rifle coffee podcast with some MACVSOG guys and it’s funny because Evan Hafer the ceo of black rifle was a Green Beret and then went CIA and thus has been there and done that but even he and literally every modern special operations veteran that has interviewed or talked about those MACVSOG dudes always get blown away at how insane and insanely dangerous their missions were in comparison to what the modern special operations dudes deal with
Paused what I was watching and came here immediately when I noticed this in the side bar. One of the greatest Comedies of All-time with my Favorite Solo Reactor, Happy Friday!!! Aside from being completely over-the-top hilarious, this has some decent Action beats, an absolutely stellar cast, a brilliant multi-generational soundtrack, and some of the greatest quotes in Cinematic History. I expect much merriment behind Jen's Serious Girl Spectacles on this one. Also, people love to say "This or that couldn't be made these days", but for this Classic, it's absolutely true. Cheers from the East Coast. 🥃
“Man, I don’t drop character till I’ve done the DVD commentary.” 😂😂 and fun fact, RDJ still stayed in character for the DVD commentary, it’s hilarious.
It’s great because Ben Stiller and Jack Black are recording the commentary with him and it’s clear they weren’t in on the joke so they just keep getting cracked up by RDJ.
1:21 that joke trailer is 100% spoofing "The Nutty Professor" from 1996 with Eddie Murphy. And yeah, that's exactly what those movies are, one man playing multiple overweight characters and a lot of farting.
Zoolander is HILARIOUS and would definitely be my first recommendation for another film starring anyone in this, it holds up really well as a comedy, it's super well written. Also Meet the Parents/Fockers have plenty of laughs and cringe-worthy second hand embarrassment.
This was a parody of Vietnam action movies, which there are MANY. Apocalypse Now is just one of the most popular. (There are a few scenes directly parodying the movie, but this entire move isn't necessarily an "Apocalypse Now Parody")
War movies in general. The scene towards the end where Tugg is looking around with the sound cut out is an homage to the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan. There are definitely others as well.
The last month has been an especially great time. From Event Horizon, to this great comedy - plus my honorary fave STNG episode, Darmok - it's been an extra rich set for me. Thanks so much!
7:50 Wow, you got that faster than almost anyone I've watched...good job Jen! 👍🥃 15:23 Classic Lines #1🤣 17:03 Classic Lines #2 🤣🤣 25:01 Classic Lines #3 🤣🤣🤣 I've watched a Metric F*ck-Tonne of Reactions to this movie, but this is probably the best one. Not only did Jen hit my three favourite moments, but damn-near every high-quality comedic beat was included. Kudos for helping to kick off much-needed weekend after a truly dismal week. 👍☮❤
Jack Black almost got seriously injured during filming because (unknown to anyone, somehow) the water buffalo was pregnant at the time and got agitated while shooting the scene where Jack was on top of it. It launched him and he landed in between two boulders that would have messed him up (maybe even killed him) if he's landed on them. On a positive note, they named the baby buffalo Jack in his honor
39:10 A very specific and often missed joke here: the Academy Award for Best Actor is always presented by the previous year's winner of Best ACTRESS. The implication being that Kirk Lazarus won that award as well.
Glad to see a Reaction channel where you immediately recognized Tom Cruise, I've been amazed at how many channels have no clue until the end credits; I don't understand it at all but it happens alot.
"Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" is a doco about the making of Apocalypse Now. "I don't break character until the DVD commentary" became a thing, RDJ's character was supposed to be an australian actor (because it was an accent he knew he could do).
Most people think something like this could not be made. I was working in a movie theatre the year this came out. 2008 WAS AN AMAZING YEAR OF MOVIES. I saw it SOOO many times. Even now love watching others discover this insane movie.
Great Reaction Jen like always, this movie is EPIC, love it. The characters in this movie are basically parodies of actual people in Hollywood. The action star, the warshed up comedy star, the extreme method actor, etc. This movie is a satirical take on Hollywood and I love it! The main point a lot of people miss with Robert Downey Jr.'s "Full R****d" speech is how Hollywood tends to treat acting rolls that involve the handicapped and LGBTIQA+. You might've noticed in the pictures at the end that's what every actor other than Ben Stiller was nominated for before Kirk announced the winner. The only people mad about this are this new generation who are mad at literally everything. Theyre constantly mad at comedians and actively boycotting them wherever and whenever they can, then ignoring people who say things and actually mean it. There are very few movies like this, for obvious reasons. Mel Brooks is the only other director I can think of who satirizes Hollywood, although he does it with more affection. When Tom Cruise was asked to star in this movie, he only had 2 conditions. He wanted to dance and wear a fat suit with big hands, and Ben Stiller said "sure". Also roughly 3/4 of the character Les Grossman was improvised by Tom Cruise! Fun fact. Just like he said in the film, RDJ stayed in character as Lincoln Osirus for the dvd commentary of this movie! Its fking hilarious! Keep up the good work.
One subtle thing that is easily missed is at the beginning 4 leaf says the mission was to south east Vietnam… but that was in the allied hands during the war. Just one more subtle element that flavors the satire
I watched this movie with my buddy when this came out in theatre We didn't realize Les is Tom Cruise until end of the movie We were dying laughing when we found out it is Tom Cruise 😁 Love your reaction Jen 😄
Highlight of this reaction: Jen's Lisa Simpsonesque laugh at 15:22. By the way Four-Leaf Tayback is played by Nick Nolte, a revered dramatic actor. "48 Hours" and the remake of "Cape Fear" are definite pencil-ins for future reactions.
It's a parody of lots of movies, that's why they can't be sued. The similarity to Apocalypse Now for me is the news reports on TV and radio about the movie while it was being filmed, about the overbudgeting. They were afraid that it would bankrupt the studio if it was a flop. The next year a movie called Heaven's Gate did the same over budgeting thing to such an extent that it bankrupted United Artists studio.
What made your reaction especially top shelf is that you got many of the references that others had missed. For a movie like “Tropic Thunder”, that for me was highly impressive and added to the entertainment value. ❤🏆😂
I saw this movie in the theater randomly with my parents. I don't think I've laughed out loud so much in a movie. Even my mom liked it. I love how they're basically all just making fun of themselves.
0:50 - the Scorcher series was a joke featuring an action hero lugging around a baby on his chest. Just a joke, but then Sony released the Death Stranding action game for the Playstation, starring Norman Reedus... lugging around a baby on his chest. 33:00 - Stiller is channeling Marlon Brando from Apocalypse Now 40:55 - it cost $92 million to make, and ended up grossing (worldwide) $195,703,351. So, it made some money. But it wasn't anywhere near to Ben Stiller's biggest hit movie. This is honestly one of the greatest, most underrated movies of all time. The layers upon layers of jokes and references... exquisite. And Robert Downey, Jr. deserves the Oscar. Honestly, his best acting job ever. Ben Stiller's directing, co-writing, and acting are sublime, as well. Yes, you need to watch Zoolander. It's one of my favorite movies of all time, and is such a stab at, and homage to, the fashion industry and modelling. You'll love it.
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Yes to ZOOLANDER!
For your own enjoyment check this out with the DVD Commentary. RDJ really does stay in character. Alpha Cinos mom thought he was Don Cheadle when she visited the set😂
for the next Ben Stiller movie, I vote for Mystery Men!
I love that this channel doesn't have a 10 minute intro like most, she just goes straight into the movie. Thank you Jen! Great reaction
She’s a smart cookie!
A reaction channel with a 10 minute sketch that's pointless? A fellow Target Audience subscriber, I see
@@kHanSolo69I can say with confidence that Jen is one of the very smartest reactors. Gets almost every reference, has great editing, great backdrop, doesn’t talk over jokes too often, shows her personality.
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Jack Black was not portraying Tyler Perry's Madea. He was doing Eddie Murphy's "Nutty Professor II:The Klumps"
The first two Nutty Professor movies were pretty funny, from what I remember. I haven’t seen them in a very long time.
@@jrobwoo688 Gotta go with the 1963 Jerry Lewis version. Grew up with the VHS long before the Eddie Murphy version.
Norbit
Eddie Murphy ruled the 80's and he never drank or used drugs. But like most comedians he got a bit generic over decades imo. See his brother Charlie on Chappelle Show? True classic sketches
Nutty Professor walked so that Madea could run
Jen: "Love me some Gorn!"
Me: "Well, you know, whichever format the Gorn industry backs is usually adopted as the standard..."
You talkin' to me this whole time?
14:25 "is it sugar?"
Oh, sweet innocent Jen. 🤣 🤣
yes Jen people eat a bat that ODs on the last of your sugar
RDJ DID stay in character while doing the DVD commentary, even started talking in an Aussi accent at the end.
Can't believe this didn't occur to me until just now, but the comedy premise of this movie is the same basic idea as in Galaxy Quest - a bunch of actors thrown into a scenario where they have to be the characters they play, but in a real-life setting... aaand hilarity ensues, along with a whole lot of commentary about Hollywood and celebrities to boot. No wonder I love both films so much. A bit late to the party, I'm sure everyone else already made this connection.
Awesome reaction as usual Jen!
That is a great comparison with Galaxy Quest.
Three Amigos is the same premise, but as a western.
@@BouillaBased is it? Haven't seen that film for decades and I don't remember it at all... looks like it might be time for a rewatch!
Well, I didn't make the connection, so count me in with the clueless of the world.
Disagree. While there is a slight similarity, Galaxy Quest is basically Three Amigos in space. In both Galaxy Quest and Three Amigos, the actors were recruited by people who (primarily due to cultural differences) thought the characters from their TV show/movies were real and needed help defeating an external antagonist. They then embodied their characters to resolve the dilemma in which they were placed.
In Tropic Thunder, the actors were not recruited on the basis of a cultural misunderstanding and the only people who were confused about reality were some of the actors. In addition, in Tropic Thunder the actors needed to embody their characters in order to resolve their own dilemma rather than to help the people who recruited them.
Tom Cruise was fantastic as Les Grossman. When Ben Stiller approached him about the role, he agreed to it but on two conditions. He said, “I want fat hands and I want to dance.”
Les Grossman is the best character. Dude cracks me up every time.
@@Dillpicks95 I think it's Tom's best role ever🤣
@Dillpicks95 One odd request from Tom Cruise that turned out brilliantly , i actually know someone who looks like LES GROSSMAN he doesn't dance [thank God ] and isn't as funny
Tropic Thunder is criminally funny !! 😄
I would watch a sequel with his character alone. Tom Cruise might be a shitty person in real life (like so many others in Hollywood) but this character was great
Less Grossman is like straight out of the GTA: Vice City game, would be so cool to see a movie with him in Vice City. xD
"Love me some Gorn." - Jen, 2024
Ben Stiller is a big fan of Star Trek TOS, and he owns the original Gorn head!!!
@@kevinlewallen4778 Yeah he even named his production company Red Hour after the TOS EP return of the archons
"I'm a dude, playing a dude, disguised as another dude" "What?"
I KNOW WHO I AM.
Jenn, congrats on spotting Tom Cruise when he first appeared. The first time I watched this movie, I was STUNNED at the credits. I've watched so many reactors do this movie, and also be shocked at the end. Your brain is just wired different. It's adorable. Keep doing you. Any plans for more colabs with Tara?
Jen, for this one your laughing and giggling went off the charts. Not that I'm complaining; you know that I love seeing you laugh and you're contagious with your laughter. You delivered great commentary even though this movie kept you in stitches for its whole duration. The funny trailers got you started laughing and the movie *never* let up! You did more than crush this reaction video - you blasted it with C4!!!
"Observe God's mistake" is how I announce myself at family gatherings
LOL when I was an edgy teen I used to call my birthday "a date that will live in infamy for all of eternity" 😀
Awesome reaction! You’re one of the first ones that caught Tom Cruise so soon. Great work!
Yeah, allot of people, even me never realized it was him until the credits started rolling!
@@NecramoniumVideo Agreed. I saw Jay & Amber of Rob Squad Movie Reactions didn't figure that out until they saw the credits 😆
Never understood this... I mean its Tom Cruises voice clear as day, and his face is pretty much unchanged apart from the beard and the bald cap... how anyone cant immediately recognize him is a mystery.
@@NZBigfoot Because we saw the movie in 2008 when people didn't spend 99% of their time on internet and when you couldn't just type a movie on search bar and watch it immediately. Being familiar with stars was quite different then compared to now.
There's a joke that didn't get to happen:
So we know that Brandon Jackson's character was 'Alpa Cino'. But did you realize that Bill Hader's hat in his first scene was 'Scent of a Woman', a movie that starred Al Pacino? But wait, there's more...
At the end Robert Downey Jr.'s character is announcing the Best Actor winner. Tug Speedman wins, and John Voight(?) grimaces in disappointment. Here's the "lost" joke - It wasn't supposed to be John Voight. It was supposed to be Al Pacino making that cameo. How do we know that? Well, in addition to the 'Alpa Cino' character and the Al Pacino movie 'Scent of a Woman' reference setting up that expectation, there's this fact: Robert Downey himself was once nominated as Best Actor, for 'Chaplin', in 1993, but he lost-
To Al Pacino. In 'Scent of a Woman'.
I love that Jen picked out Tom Cruise in the first two seconds. Most reactors never do. 😂
"I feel like I got slapped in the face by that movie." Jen summed it up perfectly right there. Great reaction, as always!
Turkey slapped!
I don't know know why but "I'm a rooster illusion" is still one of my most favourite movie lines lol
People try to figure out what he meant there. What was your take. I have heard rooster from Alice in Chains since that song is based on war
I figured that too@@davidward9737
My favorite part of this movie is it really shouldn't have worked... Ben Stiller was basically at the height of his game and he put it all together, but *everyone else* was kind of at a low point or stuck in character roles. Even Tom Cruise was in the awkward phase where everyone thought he was going off the deep end. Stiller pulled off the most meta movie about moviemaking and in the process just *created* his own A-list cast, which makes it even more meta.
"Is that sugar?" Lol never change Jen.
Sigh..... - Thomas
Booger sugar
I don't condone child abuse, but i crack up Everytime he tosses that little kid at the end 😅
Self defense takes precedent! That little kid had a 🔪
It's a moment that made me laugh until I cried when I first saw it in the theater. The theater was empty, had it all to myself on my day off during a Monday matinee.
We here do not condone child violence. We do, however, find it hilarious...
💯😂🤣😂
That's the hardest I laughed during the whole movie
Bless you for living such an honest life that you dont recognize a strung-out addict when you see one.
One CAN be strung-out on sugar. I've known a few of both types.
I once went to some Italian place with a few friends, and we all opted for tiramisu afterwards.
Well, it was a little too much tiramisu for them, but I still had room, the stuff doesn't keep, and waste not, want not, so...
The rest of our evening involved them trying to talk me down off a not inconsequential tiramisu high.
Don't try that at home, kids. 😅
And the one most miss is the heroin on the table is the same shape as Richard Dreyfuss one in "Close Encounters"?
Devil's Tower of heroin
Your sentence makes it sound like there was heroin in Close Encounters too.
I was DYING the whole video! This has quickly shot to the top of the best Jen reactions ever! And not just Jen reactions, but this had to be the best Tropic Thunder reactions I've seen!
I honestly believe this is more of a take on "Platoon" more than "Apocalypse Now."
I think the comparison to Apocalypse Now has more to do with how difficult it was to make the film rather than the content.
@DavinMartinson Fair point. I basically am referring to the famous Defoe death scene being parodied and Oliver Stone making the cast do a rigorous military training session before filming. I don't think either movie was too much fun to film for those involved either way. Cheers.
It's a blend of both. Stiller going native like Brando did in apocalypse now, and the various references to platoon like already mentioned.
You can't have anything connected to apocalypse now without a boat. A truth of nature 😂
That's what I heard. Apparently Ben Stiller auditioned for a role in Platoon, but didn't get the job. The actors had to go through a simulated bootcamp, and they were really out in the jungle, marching for hours. So in scenes where they are tired, they really were tired and sleep deprived. But at the end of the day they went back to their fancy hotel. Stiller was friends with some of the guys in the movie, and when they came back they were all going on about the amazing experience, and how it was just like being in a real war etc. And Ben thought "oh please, you're actors in a movie." And that is where the idea came from.
This movie holds an extremely special place in my heart. My mom ended up remarrying a black man after my parents divorced. Early on in my getting to know him the two of us went to see this in theaters. The two of us sitting in awkward silence at RDJ in blackface before finally just collapsing into laughter at how absolutely hilarious the whole setup is is a formative moment in my relationship with him.
Absolutely brilliant on the part of Ben Stiller. It should be the defining film of his career, because as writer, director, and actor, he absolutely fucking nailed it.
I have never seen you gigle , laugh , guffaw and wheeze as much as in this reaction ! This has got to be one of your best reactions ever ! You had me smiling so much my face hurts . But one thing I will never do is deny you a detonator . You are a blast !
Thanks lou!
“The Fatties” is a play on the Eddie Murphy film “The Nutty Professor” and its sequel.
The Ben Stiller "hero shot" at the beginning (where he spreads his arms in crucified form while being riddled with bullets from behind) is a callback to Platoon -- another classic Vietnam movie.
"Is it sugar? Is it fun-dip?"
OMG sweet innocent Jen! We love you!
Rumor has it that RDJ stayed in character, even in the bathroom.
Even better considering that the source of the rumor is the man himself, via the dvd commentary.
Jen, I love how the landmine totally caught you off guard. 😂 That was priceless that reaction
Another awesome reaction Jen. Did you know RDJ was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor because he played a dude, playin’ a dude, disguised as another dude. 😂😂😂😂
And it took Heath Ledger as the Joker in The Dark Knight to win the best supporting actor over him in this.
If the Dark Knight had come out a different year I think he would have won it for sure
Jen -- for the love that is all that is good and holy - you NEED to see "The Great Escape". One of my favourite movies of all time - and it is a true story.
“Oh my god, he’s in blackface” and that’s the winner
RDJ wasn’t in blackface, Kirk Lazarus was.
@@tenlow2exactly! That's the one reason he can't get in trouble for doing it, he snuck it in through a technicality LOL
It's not actual black face
@@tenlow2 It's okay because he was just a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude.
I don't get why Black face is frowned upon... no one bats an eye at the Wayan brothers doing White face...
Remember Blu-rays? I still buy Blu-rays. I like the own my physical media. Nothing worse than modern censorship due to modern audience crap or having the stuff removed from the streaming service. And there’s also Ben issues already where stuff that you purchased digitally gets removed so you don’t own your digital content.
I was going to say the same thing.
If you want to watch more Ben Stiller I highly recommend Mystery Men. It is a superhero spoof and also with a great cast. Kind of a cult classic, too, and also funny as hell.
Fun movie, but I’d argue that it’s not a spoof, just a superhero comedy. It’s not really “spoofing” anything in particular.
Sorry for being pedantic.
@@MrDanteMason It's a spoof on superheroes in general, not particularly on superhero movies. All those goofy names and silly powers are definitely spoofing on a lot of minor characters that Marvel and DC had in their illustrous past and that audition scene could be right out of a Justice League comic book.
And sorry if "spoof" is maybe the wrong word, if ever I never learned that it got any bad connotations to it (not a native speaker). If so then I apologize since I am actually a huge superhero fan myself, reading and collecting comic books as well as watching the movies and shows.
Mystery Men is an adaptation of an independent comic book, though finally it’s pretty different.
Mystery men is so underrated!
May the forks be with us!
These are my favorite Jen reaction vids, ones that make her laugh throughout.
"I feel I got slapped in the face by that movie" - one of the best descriptions for this movie I've ever heard :) I must admit first time watching this I didn't realise it was Tom Cruise till that end credit dance sequence...
The Fatties is a satire of Eddie Murphy’s version of the Nutty Professor where Eddie Murphy plays like 4 different characters in the family.
Bro, Eddie Murphy did that in like 7 different movies...
And I'm talking about the fat suits.
Him playing multiple characters is every single Eddie Murphy movie.
Like the nutty professor movies and the klumps.
The Nutty Professor, Norbit, Meet Dave... during the 2000s you couldn't escape the "Eddie Murphy plays multiple characters" movies. Norbit is even believed to have cost him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Dreamgirls.
The fact that all those movies were completely forgotten is a testament to how bad they were. Now Eddie Murphy is just reprising the same roles that made him famous/rich (Coming 2 America, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Shrek 5). Arguably just as cynical but much less obnoxious.
Eddie Murphey and Arsenio Hall also did several characters in Coming to America.
Hell yeah Jen! You picked a damn good movie to watch and react to. Tropic Thunder is one of my all time favorite comedy films along with The Hangover, Step Brothers, 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, and quite a few others mostly from the 80s and 90’s like Dumb And Dumber, Ghostbusters, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Planes Trains And Automobiles, Uncle Buck, and so much more. I’d recommend that you watch the last one i mentioned prior to Thanksgiving. It’s such a great holiday movie and a true classic in my opinion.
Robert Downey Jr was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the movie, but Heath Ledger's family accepted the award. Downey Jr won 15 years later for OPPENHEIMER.
This movie aged like fine wine. I loved it when it first came out and 15 years later it's still one of my favorite comedies of all time.
I'm a rooster illusion! 🤩
Love this movie! Only saw it for the first time two years ago myself, can't believe it took me so long to see this masterpiece.
"remember blu rays?"
yea most movies that hit theaters still come out on blu ray lol. but now they're mostly for enthusiasts because the quality is a bit better than streaming if you have a high end TV.
Fun fact: when they’re talking about a top secret mission in “south eastern Vietnam” they actually used to say that during the war when they had to speak on missions that had actually taken place in Laos or Cambodia (such as when they had to give Medal of Honor citations which the president himself gives personally thus they have to mention something to the media) because we weren’t supposed to be there or anywhere around there except for Vietnam itself but all the arms and stuff essentially feeding the Vietcong were flowing into Vietnam through those countries so we did a bunch of bombing and missions with MACVSOG which was a very weird and absolutely insane and insanely top secret unit comprised of essentially the best of the best of the best special operations guys across the US military and if you want to hear some insane stories I’d watch the black rifle coffee podcast with some MACVSOG guys and it’s funny because Evan Hafer the ceo of black rifle was a Green Beret and then went CIA and thus has been there and done that but even he and literally every modern special operations veteran that has interviewed or talked about those MACVSOG dudes always get blown away at how insane and insanely dangerous their missions were in comparison to what the modern special operations dudes deal with
Are you sure you weren't a janitor in the Coast Guard?
Jk
Happy pre veterans' day (That's the eleventh for you communist heathens)
Paused what I was watching and came here immediately when I noticed this in the side bar. One of the greatest Comedies of All-time with my Favorite Solo Reactor, Happy Friday!!!
Aside from being completely over-the-top hilarious, this has some decent Action beats, an absolutely stellar cast, a brilliant multi-generational soundtrack, and some of the greatest quotes in Cinematic History. I expect much merriment behind Jen's Serious Girl Spectacles on this one.
Also, people love to say "This or that couldn't be made these days", but for this Classic, it's absolutely true. Cheers from the East Coast. 🥃
“Man, I don’t drop character till I’ve done the DVD commentary.” 😂😂 and fun fact, RDJ still stayed in character for the DVD commentary, it’s hilarious.
It's one of my favorite DVD commentaries ever. So funny
@@cliffbeavers6158 I think my love for DVD commentaries is why i end up watching so many movie reaction channels...
It’s great because Ben Stiller and Jack Black are recording the commentary with him and it’s clear they weren’t in on the joke so they just keep getting cracked up by RDJ.
1:21 that joke trailer is 100% spoofing "The Nutty Professor" from 1996 with Eddie Murphy. And yeah, that's exactly what those movies are, one man playing multiple overweight characters and a lot of farting.
Zoolander is HILARIOUS and would definitely be my first recommendation for another film starring anyone in this, it holds up really well as a comedy, it's super well written. Also Meet the Parents/Fockers have plenty of laughs and cringe-worthy second hand embarrassment.
You are just amazing. Got the looks, personality and humors .Your abilities to recognized humors is a sign of High IQ.
This was a parody of Vietnam action movies, which there are MANY. Apocalypse Now is just one of the most popular.
(There are a few scenes directly parodying the movie, but this entire move isn't necessarily an "Apocalypse Now Parody")
Definitely some Platoon in there, amongst others.
War movies in general. The scene towards the end where Tugg is looking around with the sound cut out is an homage to the opening scene in Saving Private Ryan. There are definitely others as well.
Jay Baruchel and Danny McBride are both hilarious in "This Is the End" too!
The last month has been an especially great time. From Event Horizon, to this great comedy - plus my honorary fave STNG episode, Darmok - it's been an extra rich set for me. Thanks so much!
Jen, watching movies, on RUclips.
Best video intros ever, keep up the great work Jen! 🍻
7:50 Wow, you got that faster than almost anyone I've watched...good job Jen! 👍🥃
15:23 Classic Lines #1🤣 17:03 Classic Lines #2 🤣🤣 25:01 Classic Lines #3 🤣🤣🤣
I've watched a Metric F*ck-Tonne of Reactions to this movie, but this is probably the best one. Not only did Jen hit my three favourite moments, but damn-near every high-quality comedic beat was included. Kudos for helping to kick off much-needed weekend after a truly dismal week. 👍☮❤
Jack Black almost got seriously injured during filming because (unknown to anyone, somehow) the water buffalo was pregnant at the time and got agitated while shooting the scene where Jack was on top of it. It launched him and he landed in between two boulders that would have messed him up (maybe even killed him) if he's landed on them.
On a positive note, they named the baby buffalo Jack in his honor
It deserves to be said again. Quick intro is best intro! Enjoyable as ever!
😂”Action Jackson can’t cry.” I forgot a lot of the lines in this. Jen’s voice in this reaction was like holiday music to my ears. Thank you 🙏🏾 😊
Jen you are the best! Awesome movie and reaction 🫶
39:10 A very specific and often missed joke here: the Academy Award for Best Actor is always presented by the previous year's winner of Best ACTRESS. The implication being that Kirk Lazarus won that award as well.
Glad to see a Reaction channel where you immediately recognized Tom Cruise, I've been amazed at how many channels have no clue until the end credits; I don't understand it at all but it happens alot.
"For four hundred years !!!" 😂
This movie is such a meta commentary on the movie business in general.
Love your videos and reactions. Above all love your laughter. 😂😂 You are a science officer in Star Fleet.
This movie is the perfect Jen movie. Plenty of laughs and explosions
Jen, the part where you said "i love these Bongos"... that song is _Sympathy for the Devil_ by the _Rolling Stones_ 😊
Ben Stiller’s sprinting always cracks me up. He always looks like he is sinking into the floor.
"Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" is a doco about the making of Apocalypse Now. "I don't break character until the DVD commentary" became a thing, RDJ's character was supposed to be an australian actor (because it was an accent he knew he could do).
Most people think something like this could not be made. I was working in a movie theatre the year this came out. 2008 WAS AN AMAZING YEAR OF MOVIES. I saw it SOOO many times. Even now love watching others discover this insane movie.
YES!!! Finally! Woot. Dropping what I'm doing to watch this reaction immediately!
Oh Miss Jen, Thank you. Just what I needed today, feeling sick.😢 This movie is so funny. It brightened my day. Have a good day.😊
Not the panda! 😂
7:00 the news lady saying "Can Speedman Muh-Muh-make audiences" made me laugh so hard in the theater.
Just starting to watch, but YAY! Been waiting for this! 😊😎🎉
OMG, I feel like this Movie keeps getting More and More Insane!😅She won't be able to stop Laughing her way throughout this one😂and Thank You, Jen!👍
One of the all time best comedies.
Great Reaction Jen like always, this movie is EPIC, love it. The characters in this movie are basically parodies of actual people in Hollywood. The action star, the warshed up comedy star, the extreme method actor, etc. This movie is a satirical take on Hollywood and I love it!
The main point a lot of people miss with Robert Downey Jr.'s "Full R****d" speech is how Hollywood tends to treat acting rolls that involve the handicapped and LGBTIQA+. You might've noticed in the pictures at the end that's what every actor other than Ben Stiller was nominated for before Kirk announced the winner.
The only people mad about this are this new generation who are mad at literally everything. Theyre constantly mad at comedians and actively boycotting them wherever and whenever they can, then ignoring people who say things and actually mean it. There are very few movies like this, for obvious reasons. Mel Brooks is the only other director I can think of who satirizes Hollywood, although he does it with more affection.
When Tom Cruise was asked to star in this movie, he only had 2 conditions. He wanted to dance and wear a fat suit with big hands, and Ben Stiller said "sure". Also roughly 3/4 of the character Les Grossman was improvised by Tom Cruise! Fun fact. Just like he said in the film, RDJ stayed in character as Lincoln Osirus for the dvd commentary of this movie! Its fking hilarious! Keep up the good work.
Tom Cruise dancing to "Low" is one of the greatest moments in movie history 😁
One subtle thing that is easily missed is at the beginning 4 leaf says the mission was to south east Vietnam… but that was in the allied hands during the war. Just one more subtle element that flavors the satire
I watched this movie with my buddy when this came out in theatre
We didn't realize Les is Tom Cruise until end of the movie
We were dying laughing when we found out it is Tom Cruise 😁
Love your reaction Jen 😄
The theater experience was crazy. Didn’t even realize the movie had started the first few minutes. Just went from trailers to trailers.
Yes! Crocodile Dundee! That man is a national treasure!!
Because of this movie I called myself the Lead Farmer in almost every video game I played for a decade.
3:48 This is essentially a spoof on a famous scene in Oliver Stone’s Oscar winning film PLATOON (1986).
Four Leaf was Nick Nolte. He played a PART in North Dallas Forty. One of my favs.
Apocalypse Now is essential viewing..top 5 all time movie in my opinion...absolute must watch...
Rdj, T Cruise, McConaughey, Hader are the stand outs in order for me. So fun. “Swingin past your knees!!!”
Welcome to the Goody Room!
Top 5 comedy. Genius writing. Need to watch this a couple times. Could never make this today
Highlight of this reaction: Jen's Lisa Simpsonesque laugh at 15:22. By the way Four-Leaf Tayback is played by Nick Nolte, a revered dramatic actor. "48 Hours" and the remake of "Cape Fear" are definite pencil-ins for future reactions.
It's a parody of lots of movies, that's why they can't be sued.
The similarity to Apocalypse Now for me is the news reports on TV and radio about the movie while it was being filmed, about the overbudgeting. They were afraid that it would bankrupt the studio if it was a flop.
The next year a movie called Heaven's Gate did the same over budgeting thing to such an extent that it bankrupted United Artists studio.
My favorite comedy from the 2000s! Seeing this in the theater was a trip.
You have become the reaction I look forward to the most. My wife and I appreciate your content and the personal tiny things you share. Keep it up!
My favourite Solo Reactor, Jen is all kinds of Nifty. 👍😻
Thanks! ☺️👍
by definition, where ever you see Jen, it can't be hell.
What made your reaction especially top shelf is that you got many of the references that others had missed. For a movie like “Tropic Thunder”, that for me was highly impressive and added to the entertainment value. ❤🏆😂
I saw this movie in the theater randomly with my parents. I don't think I've laughed out loud so much in a movie. Even my mom liked it. I love how they're basically all just making fun of themselves.
Always a fan of your reactions, Jen, but you were hyper Jen on this one. Loved it! ☺
0:50 - the Scorcher series was a joke featuring an action hero lugging around a baby on his chest. Just a joke, but then Sony released the Death Stranding action game for the Playstation, starring Norman Reedus... lugging around a baby on his chest.
33:00 - Stiller is channeling Marlon Brando from Apocalypse Now
40:55 - it cost $92 million to make, and ended up grossing (worldwide) $195,703,351. So, it made some money. But it wasn't anywhere near to Ben Stiller's biggest hit movie.
This is honestly one of the greatest, most underrated movies of all time. The layers upon layers of jokes and references... exquisite. And Robert Downey, Jr. deserves the Oscar. Honestly, his best acting job ever. Ben Stiller's directing, co-writing, and acting are sublime, as well. Yes, you need to watch Zoolander. It's one of my favorite movies of all time, and is such a stab at, and homage to, the fashion industry and modelling. You'll love it.
Another excellent reaction Jen. You said it best, this movie was bananas in the best way 😂😂